The Gimmick comic books issue 1

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Written by Joanne Starer. Art by Elena GoGou. Cover by Erica Henderson. A hard-hitting action/drama written by rising star Joanne Starer (Sirens of the City)! Pro wrestling champ Shane Bryant's ring persona-his gimmick-is forgettable: he's a 'nice guy.' But his secret is more colorful: he has super strength. And when he punches a fist straight through his opponent's brain-in front of 2.4 million horrified viewers-everything changes. Now Shane needs a new gimmick-and a new life! 28 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $3.99.

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Written by Joanne Starer. Art by Elena GoGou. Cover by Khary Randolph. A hard-hitting action/drama written by rising star Joanne Starer (Sirens of the City)! Pro wrestling champ Shane Bryant's ring persona-his gimmick-is forgettable: he's a 'nice guy.' But his secret is more colorful: he has super strength. And when he punches a fist straight through his opponent's brain-in front of 2.4 million horrified viewers-everything changes. Now Shane needs a new gimmick-and a new life. Featuring cover A by Erica Henderson and incentive cover B by Khary Randolph (Black, Tech Jacket). 'Back-breaking laughs and shin-cracking action…plus a lot of heart. The Gimmick has it all!' -Patton Oswalt 28 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $3.99.

1st printing. Do you remember The Dark Knight Returns and Watchmen? The "polybagged premium" craze? The Death of Superman? Renegade superheroes Spawn, Pitt, Bloodshot and Cyberforce? When so-called "good guys" (read: vigilantes) spilled blood by the gallon? If you love the comic books of the '80s, '90s and '00s, read all about the sometimes glorious, sometimes gory era of comics known as "The Dark Age!" Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 168 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.95.

1st printing. Collects The Gimmick (2023 Ahoy) #1-6. Written by Joanne Starer. Art by Elena GoGou. Cover by Erica Henderson. Collecting all six acclaimed issues of The Gimmick, a Coen Brothers-style dark comedy from AHOY Comics, writer Joanne Starer, and artist Elena Gogou. Pro wrestling champ Shane Bryant's ring persona-his gimmick-is forgettable: he's a "nice guy." But his secret is more colorful: he has super strength. And when he accidentally punches his fist straight through his opponent's brain-in front of 2.4 million horrified viewers-everything changes. Now Shane needs a new gimmick-and a new life, too. Softcover, 144 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $17.99.

Volume 1-3 - 1st printing. By Miki Aihara. Miki Aihara turned the manga world upside down with her salacious, outrageous, and funny hit series. If you think being a teenager in America is hard, wait until you read Hot Gimmick. These Tokyo boys and girls are really messed up! Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 552 pages, B&W. Cover price $17.99.

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1st Printing. Written by Megumi Nishizaki. Based on the Manga by Miki Aihara. Hatsumi Narita lives in a typical company housing complex with her seemingly typical family, but the dramatic turn her life is about to take is anything but, well, typical. Her precocious younger sister Akane is way too popular with boys, her childhood friend Azusa, now a hunky male model, might want to ruin her life, her super-mean and very privileged neighbor Ryoki considers her his slave, and her dreamy older brother Shinogu might not be what he seems at all. What is a hapless heroine to do? Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 168 pages, Text, with B&W sample manga chapter. Cover price $7.99.